Sri Lanka, Jan. 15 -- Drug traffickers often use SIM cards obtained using the identity cards of deceased persons, beggars and poor and helpless people for their communication activities, Central Province Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake said. He also said that although it has been informed to traders to issue SIM cards after verifying the identity of the person, the failure to implement it properly has become an obstacle to controlling the drug network.

He was speaking at a meeting held at the Kandy District Secretariat Auditorium under the Central Province Governor Prof.Sarath Abeykoon to establish the Kandy District Council under the National Operation Program for Eradicating Poisonous Drugs.

SDIG Lalith Pathinayake also said while drug ...